Wed. Aug. 9 - Lanterns for Peace! - 6:00 pm Tunney Park (1414 E. Johnson) This family-friendly event is organized around the world in remembrance of the devastating humanitarian effects of the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan during World War II. This year’s speaker is Caren Stelson, author of Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story.

DWAG will host the quarterly Progressive Partners meeting September 9th at the Jefferson Square Clubhouse, 717 DeForest Street, DeForest. Final agenda and potluck expectations will be sent to the PP contact list and published in these notes.

Karen, Ginny, and Marcia attended the program on gerrymandering put on by Jay Heck and Bill Krause at the Firefly in Oregon. The GOP hopes to have redistricting, as ordered by the court, done by November. The SCOTUS will be hearing the case in October of this year.

What are we going to do with our community intel list: campaign signs, GOTV, event publicity?

Ginny is collecting information on event facilities in the Windsor-DeForest area:

Rude’s, 150 people, no charge if order snacks from them and buy drinks

Rodeside, free if order food

North and South, seats 40-60, must spend $300 minimum gross in business ($500 on weekend)

Holiday Inn, $65/four hours

Days Inn, 20-25 people, $75

Windsor community center, free with returnable deposit

Norski Nook, small room, no charge if order snack table

John reported balance of $384.83 in DWAG treasury as of July 31, 2017.

· ** D-WAG will host the quarterly Progressive Partners meeting on Sept 9 in DeForest/Windsor at Jefferson Square Clubhouse. John Stanley will be the lead –

o Agenda Development - Std agenda includes round robin of who has done what plus host designed program item.

o Suggestions SO FAR for the program part of meeting: Use this as springboard for Wausau Festival – Stacy to explain why northern WI needs transfusion of Progressive Spirit – also get Kathy Cramer to add gravitas? Any others???

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**Wausau Grassroots Fest

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** DWAG T-Shirts, Ginny has taken over from Karen.

New Business

Adjourn

Political Discussion – Date set for August get-together is 8/20 (Sunday) noon-5PM in Token Creek Park Shelter One. Columbia & Dodge County Dems are on board, and Karen has official permission to download lists from VAN for mailing to invitees.